used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
anew
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
agroundadjectiveUS /əˈɡraʊnd/
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
boatmannounUS /ˈboʊtmən/
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
the act of breaking something
From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
canoa
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From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
the act of departing
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
jokesnounUS /dʒoʊks/
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
a particular point in time
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
having a point
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
sailing-boat
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From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
submergedadjectiveUS /səbˈmɜːrdʒd/
beneath the surface of the water
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
Villiers
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From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
in or at the place that
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
which person or people
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
